Collared
Peccaries resemble pigs in general appearance but the distinguishable
difference is that peccaries have a vestigial tail, and their
hind feet have only three toes rather than four. The coats of
CollaredPeccaries are bristly and black with a yellowish-white
band around the shoulders. Their head and body length ranges
from 750-1,000 and can weigh 14-30 kg.

They
grab food with their snout. They mainly eat cactus fruit, berries,
tubers, bulbs, and rhizomes but they will also eat snakes and
other small vertebrates. Collared
Peccaries, like pigs, are not dirty animals;
on the contrary, they are quite clean animals. Their habit of
pawing sand against their belly with the front feet serves as
a way a cleaning themselves. The speed and agility of CollaredPeccaries render them more than a match for dogs,
coyotes, and bobcats. They have fair hearing, poor vision, and
good smelling abilities. They
are gregarious animals.

Group
sizes ranges from 2-50 individuals with both sexes included
in the groups. The mating season is not restricted to a certain
time of year. The gestation period lasts about 150 days with
the females giving birth to at least 2 young. The young are
born in a thicket, hollow log, cave, or a burrow; with the intent
to shelter and hide young from predators like the jaguar or
puma.

Collared
Peccaries are located in the USA (mainly in Arizona and Texas),
Mexico (outside the Sierra Madre), and all other Central American
states; South America in N Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia,
Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad,
and Venezuela; and have also been introduced to Cuba. They live
in a great variety of habitats, including desert scrub, arid
woodland, and rainforest. They shelter in a thicket, under a
large boulder, or in limestone caves.